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On June 5, Capt. Clark Wright, who runs a charter service on Florida’s west coast, reeled in something that he has never seen before. “In my 20 years of tarpon fishing, I’ve never seen a tarpon like this before,” Wright […]

While a tall, leafy tree might seem like a nice place to hide during a lightning storm, a video from Saratoga Springs, New York, shows why you should resist the urge to shelter there. The surveillance footage taken by Saratoga

Wildlife workers will be conducting a census of the Floridian black bears and their enlisting donuts to help in the work. This survey will help the workers manage the bear population better. Twelve years ago, officials estimated there were around

A first-grade student in New Kensington, Pennsylvania has been suspended and may face expulsion for bringing a plastic toy gun to school, despite the fact that he realized he’d made a mistake and voluntarily handed it over to teachers. In

Finding an alligator prowling around the area is something that residents in the southeastern part of the country are relatively accustomed to dealing with—but finding a 12-foot monster that looks like it walked right out of a Discovery Channel special?

In a case of recycling old for new, the St. Louis Metro Police Department wants to auction off 30 vintage Thompson submachine guns, worth an estimated $1 million, to buy new sidearms. The guns are the remnants of up to

Inspired by the recent introduction of the 45 Raptor, an Australian shooter using the screen name of Quan-Time worked up another bigbore round based on the 308 Winchester case. The new round is called the 458 dropbear. Read full story

A new video posted online Monday shows a dog face off with a Cobra — and it’s getting a lot of attention online. While the video did not specify when or where the incident occurred, it did note that it

HOUSTON, Texas–Armed members of the activist group Open Carry Texas (OCT) were asked to leave Sonic and Chili’s restaurants last month after they entered with AK-47’s in full display. In response to footage of the events, which received national press coverage, the National Rifle

Scrounging for food can be a tiring process, and one black bear in Daytona Beach decided to sleep off its recent meal by taking a rest in a hammock. According to WESH, local photographer Rafael Torres shot several pictures of

Check out the statement that the NRA issues about the open carry of long guns in private businesses. Here at NRA, we are big fans of responsible behavior … legal mandates, not so much. We think the Founders of this

Hunters in the Sportsman’s Paradise will be able to use legally-owned suppressors to both harvest game and control pests following Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s signing of HB186 into law Friday. House Bill 186 strikes the state’s ban on using National

Following an extensive review of the Department of Justice’s Operation Choke Point, which had the effect of closing off banks from businesses considered “high risk,” including the gun industry, the U.S. House voted to defund the program Thursday. The voice

Fin whales are the world’s second largest whale species and can measure 80-plus feet, and weigh as much as 70 tons. Because of their immense size, they almost never breach, which makes the rare photo accompanying this story all the

A measure that will place restrictions on firearms coming into the state and, according to gun-rights groups, will criminalize common firearm transactions, passed the California state Assembly Wednesday. The legislation would make changes that go beyond existing federal laws to

Riding any wild animal is generally not a good idea, but in this YouTube video, a man did just that – he ridesa giant whale shark off Florida’s west coast. The video was posted under the user name LimitedOutFishing and

PERRY TWP., Ohio – Tip Pullin considers his jaunts to Sippo Lake an opportunity; not just to relax at his favorite pastime–fishing–but also as the perfect chance to teach younger generations that angling for native Ohio fish is every bit more

When storm chaser Scott Sheppard pulled his vehicle to the side of a road to shoot video of a gathering storm near Fairburn, South Dakota, all was well. Gentle raindrops. Mesmerizing beauty of the high plains. There even were a

Venice, LA (KMSS) — A Houston resident will soon have his name etched high in the Louisiana record books for a massive fish he hauled in last weekend. On Saturday, Cullen Greer caught a 297-pound Warsaw Grouper while next to an